On Sep 8, 10:55 am, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Scott Melton <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Why should I stop this thread? It is on topic and thought provoking. > > IMHO > > I'm also puzzled why this thread should be stopped right here. > ... > In this particular case, it's pretty obvious that Hurd knows a lot of > insider information about HP and since Oracle is a competitor, him jumping > ship could definitely be devastating to HP, so I definitely understand why > HP is trying to stop this. Whether they will succeed remains to be seen, but > HP's injunction makes sense to me. > ... > As for the sexual harassment rumors... innocent until proven guilty, so I > don't really see how they are relevant to the discussion. > > -- > Cédric
My last question may be inappropriate because it represents a social segment not related to the technical/legal aspect of this issue. I simply picked an interesting question to get things started, knowing full well the entire topic would be discussed(my objective). So feel free to ignore the question. :) Here's a quote from the article. "HP itself was on the other end of this type of case last year, after it hired David Donatelli, a veteran of the data-storage industry, from EMC Corp. HP was temporarily prohibited from letting Donatelli start work as an executive vice president because of a lawsuit by EMC. A court later ruled that Donatelli could work for HP, but under certain restrictions that split up some of his responsibilities." HP certainly has the legal right to bring suit, as I think they would be foolish not to. In my world, Hurd can freely work for Oracle, but he should be limited to using his HP confidential knowledge (as is reasonably possible, we know the score) as stated in any non-disclosure documents he signed. Only where he is legally bound, no further. Oracle and HP have partnered together for decades, HP providing the hardware, Oracle the software (an over-simplification, I know) Oracle's acquisition of Sun is a move away from that partnership. (Sun hardware) Hurd's availability may just have been a stroke of luck (calculated plan?) for Oracle to further that separation. The guys that call the shots are not dummies. Sure, they make the wrong decisions and fail sometimes, but sometimes they hit the ball out of the park. I think Oracle is going to win the pennant this year. (A Baseball reference) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
